Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 1, 2017

Peter Drucker instilled this short phrase in me, “Your mission statement should fit on a T-Shirt,” as he did with so many others, and it has guided my career for many decades. I can’t make a bad doctor a good doctor, a bad scientist a good scientist, or a bad engineer a good engineer. I couldn’t help Dr. X.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 3, 2014

” Abandoning one job or career for another is much easier to say than do. My friend Maria is a gifted engineer who has invested years in making a significant contribution to her firm. ” “Why don’t you try for a career in management?” Nobody is going to want to hire me as an engineer anymore.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 19, 2015

It means you’re probably going places in your career. He simply reported on the condition of the company with an attention to detail befitting his background as an engineer. Alan was not ashamed of what he didn’t know, or what he had or hadn’t done. When he didn’t know how to fix a problem, he wasn’t afraid to ask for help.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 30, 2017

It means you’re probably going places in your career. He simply reported on the condition of the company with an attention to detail befitting his background as an engineer. Target transparency and applaud when you get it. Alan was not ashamed of what he didn’t know, or what he had or hadn’t done. It sounds simple, and it is.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 16, 2013

And not many people remember that Jack Welch has a PhD in chemical engineering. But further along in your career curve, when it’s time to step up into a leadership position, you’re going to need these qualities in spades. At some point, you get the benefit of the doubt on skill issues. You see where I’m going?

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Conflict is an unavoidable part of our lives, whether we’re CEOs, entrepreneurs, parents, spouses, engineers or ditch diggers. It can also drag us off course, eroding our relationships, stalling our careers and keeping us from becoming the people we want to become. In some cases, conflict stimulates us to accomplish great things.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 22, 2015

It mirrored his training and mindset as an engineer. Why would executives be willing to pull the rip cord on their careers rather than adapt to such a simple routine? My friend and former coaching client Alan Mulally knew this and used his concept of organizational structure when he was CEO of Ford. My only interpretation is ego.

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